| 100% | TAPERED | 7 | Thanks for every journalist that got thinner |
| 41% | TAPER | 5 | Thanks for every candle |
| 36% | WHEW | 4 | Thank goodness for that! |
| 35% | TODOLISTS | 9 | Things that get longer and longer for procrastinators |
| 35% | TYRE | 4 | Car part that gets inflated, for a Brit |
| 35% | PREP | 4 | ___ school (institution that gets students ready for college) |
| 35% | ESC | 3 | Computer key that gets you out, for short |
| 35% | PREP | 4 | ___ school (school that gets one ready for college) |
| 34% | GREMLIN | 7 | Small, imaginary creature that gets blamed for mechanical problems |
| 33% | ICECREAMSTAND | 13 | Journalist's go-to place for getting scoops? |
| 33% | KNACK | 5 | "You've got a ___ for that!" |
| 33% | PRESSPASS | 9 | Card that opens doors for journalists |
| 33% | LET | 3 | "Please, ___ me get that for you" |
| 33% | REAM | 4 | Purchase for someone getting that paper? |
| 33% | MAITAI | 6 | Drink that gets its name from the Tahitian word for "good" |
| 33% | PEZ | 3 | Candy that gets its name from the German word for "peppermint" |
| 33% | IRIS | 4 | Flower that gets its name from the Greek word for "rainbow" |
| 32% | PERENNIAL | 9 | Adjective for plants that flower every year |
| 32% | ABS | 3 | Muscles that may get crunched, for short |
| 32% | POX | 3 | Chicken ___ (ailment that children get vaccinated for) |
| 32% | LUGE | 4 | Olympic event that gets its name from the French word for “sled” |
| 32% | IMONADIET | 9 | Comment that might follow "None for me, thanks" |
| 32% | LOC | 3 | Train that stops at every station, for short |
| 32% | FLU | 3 | Winter woe that can get viral, for short |
| 32% | ALLOWME | 7 | "I'll get that for you" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | BLACKKEYS | 9 | Band that's got a fever, howlin for you |
| 31% | KONMARI | 7 | Organizational method that involves thanking objects for their service |
| 31% | TWERKINGCLASS | 13 | Lessons for those who got behind in the dancing? |
| 31% | ESC | 3 | Computer key that helps you get out, for short |
| 31% | INEEDIT | 7 | "Not getting that is not an option for me" |